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PHOENIX, Arizona, August 7. ON today’s edition of The Morning Swim Show, Jeff Commings catches up with Cristiano Portas, the Arena Group CEO and Tim McCool, the General Manager for North America. These top Arena executives discuss the evolution of their brand in the United States and around the World. They also comment on athletes’ performances at the World Championships in Barcelona and the number of medals awarded to swimmers who wore Arena. Be sure to visit SwimmingWorld.TV for more video interviews.<\/p>\n

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